Monday, May 14, 2012

Ok, lots to do today.First... get housework up to date.Second... take Lacy to her midwife appointment.Third... buy more bran flakes for the mealworms.Fourth... sit down and read blogs... cos I have been the worst blog friend lately!

Much apologies.

Once I am caught up on that, I will do some sewing...

Lacy and Bex are both home ... so they can amuse each other!

ABOVE: a craft/art Gallery near Omaha yesterday.... I loved this fish... till I saw the price! OMG like, hundreds of dollars for a paper mache' fish! Needless to say, it stayed right where it was.

ABOVE: moments after arriving home, my new blankie is stolen... Bex and Teddy liked it... but I got it back!

ABOVE: HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY to my Great Niece Skye! Isn't she gorgeous!

AND.... HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY to my Mum... Skye's Great Grandmother!

ONWARD...

ADDED a bit to yesterday's update.

No midwife today afterall... strangely, she's delivering a baby ! lolSo, Lacy will see her tomorrow instead.Think I will go grocery shopping....

Yaaaa, shopping is done. We also visited the Baby Factory:

ABOVE: covering the bases with the bibs... and a baby wedge that can be passed on to the next baby.... and the next.... bla bla bla.

MARIA: I'm of the opinion that an infant is safest on it's side... with a wedge to stop it rolling onto it's front OR back.Sleeping infants exclusively on their backs (as MODERN 'experts' recommend) can and does cause a lot of babies to have 'flat heads', which require correction later on with the use of a helmet that is strapped on their heads for 24 hrs a day. NO THANKS .... my grandbabies will sleep on their sides and never have a flat head.... unless the parent WANTS to sleep their baby on it's back that is.... which is their prerogative of course.

End of Day: well it's been a fairly busy one... dinner was very yum.... we had dessert too ... just what Stew and I didn't have on our mini break.ON TRACK: wish I could say yes, but probably tomorrow will be better.nite nite.

I know they recommend new mums to put baby to sleep on their backs but I would worry about them having spills and regurgitating and the same on their tummies where they could also smother themselves. To me sleeping on their sides seemed by far the better option.

I used a wedge for Rachel too :) One of the best things I bought I feel!Hope you and Stew are able to get another weekend away real soon! With Lacy's baby due shortly, you are gonna need the special time for just the two of you!

Here in Singapore, most babies sleep on their sides. Some parents still use a traditional way of putting babies to sleep - in a fabric sarong sling. That means sleeping on its back. As it's a sling, it's hard for the baby to turn so it's really dangerous. My son has some flat head. He was really stubborn when born. He kept sleeping on one side and wouldn't adjust to the other side no matter what. Then it was too late. For my girl, I got smarter and learnt how to get her to switch sides. Her head is perfect.

It scares me putting babies on their backs to sleep. 38yrs ago my 1st child had rolled onto his back and I walked into his bedroom to see him choking as he had been sick. I still shudder to think what may have happened had I not walked into his room at that moment. Those wedge thingy look fantastic.

Oh that niece of yours is Capital C cute, My mum pinned me on my side and other side and back even BUT everytime in the night/or morning waking I was on my tummy in the recovery position I still sleep like that. Samuel on the otherhand was a side sleeper and roller and upsidedown sleeper he never stayed put no matter how I wrapped tied(as in cloth swaddling), he was a wriggler and still is!!!!

Woodjie preferred to sleep on his back and his head is flat in the back now at 5 1/2. I think you're right about the wedge; though Rose also preferred sleeping on her back and is fine it's just best to keep them on their sides if you can. :)

Don't worry about being the worst blog friend in the world because I haven't been so great myself lately. I've been busy putting together my photo lineup for my show at our Arts Festival in a week. Your great niece is so adorable! You certainly have your hands full with such a large family!

YOU my friend are a GREAT blog friend.....I LOVE YA........me on the other hand barely pulls off my post everynight....once I get on top of all these health issues I hope to be better.......what a gorgeous new blanket...I love it! Can't blame Bex for stealing it hahahaha

ME AND STEW

Both struggling to lose weight and be healthier. Parents of 6 adult 'kids' and 13 Grandkids. We have raised two of those grandkids since their births and they are now 16 and 17. December 2017: We have been caring for their 5 year old sister for over a year as well, but at the end of 2017 she will be moving to her new permanent home with our son Steve, and his wife Bex.

WHERE I LIVE:

New Zealand, it's in the South Pacific... and it's NOT a part of Australia! We are home of the All Blacks rugby team, the Kiwi (bird, but can't fly) and lots of bloody neat people!